Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Did The 2010 iPod Nano Lose A Little Too Much?

Apple's big music event has now come and gone, and one of the biggest changes of the day was to the iPod Nano.

Its biggest change was that it has not only lost almost some 50% of its former size, weight, but its now famous click wheel!

Bummer!

Other than that, overall I think that the new 2010 iPod Nano is more-or-less a rather interesting upgrade. I really like the small form factor for instance, but now with its included clip, the new Nano is more of a high-end Shuffle than anything else.

As noted by AppleInsider, the newer, smaller and lighter Nano comes with the following specifications:

Live Pause feature for pausing a radio broadcast and rewinding (within a 15-minute buffer)

Headphones:

Earphones

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Impedance: 32 ohms

Battery and power:

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Up to 24 hours of music playback when fully charged

Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)

Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)

Full-charge time: about 3 hours

So, in addition to its weight and size, did the 2010 Nano lose a little too much?

In conclusion, in one way, Yes, but in another way I guess that as disappointing as the loss of the video camera feature was, from a practical point of view, it really doesn't matter all that much, since nowadays most of the iPod's sold are of iPod Touch variety, but still I really wish that they could have, would have, kept the video playback and recording feature, because, as far as I was concerned, it was by far one of its best feature.

I have a last generation shuffle, a first gen nano and a 4th gen nano -- and I might just go out and pick up one of the new nanos. I like the features plus the clip on - ready-to-go deal, and love the small size. It's all good in my opinion. Just wish I could do wireless video streaming from the iMac to the big HDTV!

Thanks for the complete list of specs -- didn't get that from watching Steve yesterday...